Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-07-28
BILL NNE.
He Interviews Jay could and In
dulgcs In Some Moral ReilectIons.

III had been ten long, weary wears
since last met Jay Gould until | called
upon him yesterday 20 renew the ac
quaintance and discuss the happy past.
Ten years OF patient toll and earnest
endeavor on my part, ten years OF phil
anthropy on his, have been filed away
in the grim and greedy heretofore
Both of us have changed in that time
though Jay has changed more than !
have. Perhaps that il because he has
been thrown more in contact with
change than haye.
Still, l have changed a good deal in
those years, for when called at Irving.
ton yesterday Mr.. Gould did not re.
member ne. Neither did the watchful
but overestimated dog in the front
yard.
Carefully conceallng the fact that
had any business relations with the
press,l gave my card to the person who
does chores for Mr.. Gould, and, apollo.
gizing for not having dropped in before,
| took IA seat in the spare room to wait
for the great railroad magnate.
Il believe that | have never had the
pleasure of meeting You before, sir,
said the great railroad swallower and
amateur philanthropist, with u tinge
of railroad irony.
Yes, sir, we met some ten years ago,
said |, lightly running my fingers over
the keys of the piano III order TO show
him that | was accustomed to the sight
of piano. Il WAS then working in
the rolling mill at Laramie City, Wyo.,
and you came to visit the mill, which
was then operated by the Union Pacific
Railroad company. You do not re-
member me because have purchased q
different pair OF trousers since | saw
you, and the cane which / wear this
season changes my whole appearance
also. remember you, however. very
much
well, if we grant all that, Mr.. Nye,
Will you excuse me for asking you 10
what am indebted for this call p
We'll, Mr.. Could said /, rising to
my full height and putting my soft hat
on the brow of the Venus de Milo after
which seated myself opposite him in
dosage western way, you are indebt-
ed to me for this call. That's what
you're Indebted to. But we will let
that pass. We are not here to talk a.
bout deEctedness, Jay. If you are
,sy YOU needn't return this call till
next winter. But l am here just TO
converse in quiet way, as between
man and man. To talk over the past,
to ask you how your conduct is and TO
inquire if l can do you any good in any
way whateyer. This is no time to speak
pieces and ask in grammatical way, ito
what you are Indebted for this call.
| NY main object in coming up here was
TO take you by the hand and ask you
how your memory is this springp Judg-
ing from what | could hear, / was led
to believe that it was little inclined to
be sluggish and astrophied days and 10
keep you awake nights. Is that So
Jayy
No, sir; that is not so.'
Very well, then | have been misled
by the reports in the papers, and an
glad it lis all a mistake. Now. one
thing more before l 60. Did it ever
occur to you that while you and your
family are all out in your yacht togeth,
er some day, sudden squall, a quick
lurcn Of the lee scuppers, treDulous
movement of the main brace, a shuddel
of the spring boom might occur and al
be over p
Yes, sir. / have often thought OF it.
and of course such thing might hap.
pen at any time, but you forget that
while we are out on the broad and
boundess ocean we enjoy ourselves.
We are free. People with morbid curl.
osity cannot come and call on Us. We
cannot get the daily newspapers, and
we do not have to meet low, vulgar peo-
pie who pay their debts and perspire.
OF course, that Is one view TO take OF
it; but that is only selfish view. Sup
posing that you haye made no provision
FOR the future in case OF accident.
Would il not be well for you TO name
some one outside of your own family to
take up tins great burden which Is now
weighing you down-this money which
you say yourself has made a slave of
you-and look out for 1t p
IF you have not thoroughly consid
cred this matter wish you would do
so at an early date. have in my minds
eye Just such man as you need. His
shoulders are we'll 4tted for burden OF
this kind, and he would pick it up
cheerfully at any time you see lt to lay
it down. l will give you his address,
'Thank you,' said Mr.. Gould, as the
thermometer in the neyt room suddenly
froze up and burst With a loud report.
'And now, if you will excuse me from
offsetting my time, which is worth $500
a minute. against yours, WHICH / Judge
to be worth about 81 per week, will
bid you good morning.
He then held the door open for me,
and shortly after that | came away.
There were three reasons why l did not
remain, but the principal reason was
that | did not think he wanted me to
do so.
And so | came away and left him.
There was little else that | could say
after that,
1t is not the first time that a western
| MON hoe haan fraaiad ,r;th oono;loro